Firearm stock construction



Aug. 118; 1942. J. T. FORTIN FIREARM STOCK CONSTRUCTION Filed June 2,1939 C v vs I Q om Patented Aug. 18, 1942 FIREARM STOCK CONSTRUCTIONJoseph Thomas Fortin, St. Victor dc Beaucc, Quebec, Canada ApplicationJune 2, 1939, Serial No. 276,978

3 Claims.

This invention relates to firearms.

More particularly, the invention relates to a rifle having a foldingstock, so that the rifle or the like may be shortened when not in use.

The objects of the invention are to provide a rifle having its stockhinged to the receiver member or action whereby the stock may be turneddown or folded to lie below the receiver member when the rifle is not inuse.

A specific object of the invention is to so form the stock that itprovides a hinged shoulder engaging member or butt, so that the stockcan be reduced in size when the rifle is not in use.

Another specific object of the invention is to so form the hinged stock,that when folded against the receiver member, the stock will house andtherefore shield the trigger.

Still another specific object of the invention is to provide means forreleasably locking the stock in its folded position under the receivermember, or in its extended or normal position, as well as to releasablylock the shoulder butt in operative or in folded position.

In the drawing, wherein like numerals of reference indicatecorresponding parts in the various figures.

Figure l is a fragmentary side elevation of the rifle;

Figure 2 is an enlarged section on line 22 in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing the stock partlyfolded;

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary, bottom plan view of Figure 1;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary top plan view of Figure 1;

Figure 7 is a section on line 'l--'! in Figure 6, parts being omitted.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal section of the buttportion of the rifle.

Referring now by numerals to the drawing, the rifle A may be in part ofa conventional design of which Illis a barrel secured to a steel basemember called the receiving member or action I I, and in which ismounted a trigger I2. l5 indicates the usual lever for operating theusual shell ejecting mechanism (not shown). Instead of providing theusual one piece or solid stock, the invention contemplates the use of ahinged stock. Thus the receiver member or action I l extends a distancerearwardly of the trigger as at l3, and to this extension is pivoted amember [4 which provides a stock. The stock I 4 is pivotally contendedor firing nected as by a pin it to the inner or rearward end of theextension IS. The stock is preferably formed substantially as shown inFigure 2, comprising a hollow or channel-shaped portion I! of a depthsufficient to receive and substantially house the operating lever i5when the stock is folded or turned down to lie under the receivermember. The stock 14 extends rearwardly into a reduced portion l8, whichis preferably composed of two spaced bars 19 providing a space or hollow2t therebetween.

Hinged between the two bars l9, as by pin 29A, is a shoulder member orbutt 2|. Preferably, a cross bar 22 is provided between and integralwith the two spaced bars l9 slightly forwardly of the pin 26A, the bar22 forming a stop determining the operative or raisediposition of thebutt 2|, The forward face of the butt is preferably formed with alongitudinal recess 23 terminating in an aperture or slot M, which ispartly closed by a lug or finger 25 extending in the axis Of the recess23.

In order to releasably lock the butt in its raised or operativeposition, there is provided a substantially U-shaped spring member 26,anchored at its forward end in the stock. This spring member is soarranged that its free or hook end 39 will penetrate into the slot 24and engage with or hook onto the lug 25, when the butt is in operativeposition and bearing against the stop 22. The spring member 26 ispreferably formed with a coil or turn 3| in each of its two legs 32 sothat the effective length of the member may be slightly increased whenit is hooked to the lug 25. The spring is also so arranged that whenhooked to the lug it will be under tension and will press firmly on thebutt toward the pin 29A. The butt will thus be held securely inoperative position. When the butt is not in use and folded back, it liesbetween the bars I9 which constitute the reduced portion iii of thestock.

In order to releasably lock the stock in its operative position, a catchor lever 33 pivoted at one end as at 34 to one leg of the channel-shapedportion of the stock, and sliding at the other end in a slot 35 formedin the other or opposite leg of the reduced portion of the stock, isadapted to engage in a slot or recess 36 formed into the extension IS,the extension preferably being formed with a slanted or bevelled face 31in the length of which is included the slot 35. The locking lever orcatch 33 will thus be guided gradually to the slot when the stock isturned rearwarolly from its folded position to its exposition. A coiledspring 39 is tensioned between a lug 38 on the catch and a pin or eye 40anchored in the stock. The spring will thus urge the lever or catch to aposition such that it will engage in the slot 35, and releasably holdthe same therein. To turn the catch against the action of the spring 39,and move the catch out of the slot 36, the catch may be formed with anextension 43 sliding through the slot 35 and provided with a fingerpiece or lug 45.

I claim:

1. A firearm including a receiver member, a stock pivotally mounted tosaid member to assume a firing position behind said member or a foldedposition under said member, means for releasably locking said stock infiring position, a shoulder-engaging member pivotally mounted to saidstock to assume a raised position, or a folded position adjacent saidstock, and means for releasably locking said shoulder engaging member inraised position.

2. A firearm including a stock, a shoulder-engaging member pivotallymounted to said stock to assume a raised position, or a folded positionadjacent said stock, said stock having a hollow space partly defined bya stop, said shoulder engaging member engaging said stop when in raisedposition and being received and housed in the hollow space when saidshoulder engaging memher is in folded position, and means on said stockand said shoulder engaging member, including a resilient hook, adaptedto releasably lock said shoulder engaging member in raised position.

3. A firearm including a receiver member, a stock pivotally mounted tosaid member to assume a firing position behind said member, or a foldedposition under said member, means for releasably locking said stock infiring position, said stock having a hollow space partly defined by astop, a shoulder-engaging member pivotally mounted to said stock toassume a raised position and engage said stop, or a folded positionwithin the hollow space, and means on said stock and saidshoulder-engaging member, including a resilient hook, adapted toreleasably lock said shoulder-engaging member in raised position. JOSEPHTHOMAS FORTIN.

